bulgar salad

I have written lots in the past about my husbands so called "vampire diet."  To some this may seem strange, but let me explain again.  It is about being half vegetarian.  Meaning that he only eats meat for dinner.  So often I am tasked with coming up with delicious, healthy, and quick lunches for him and I to enjoy.  I love being able to find new recipes and the process of cooking.  It is a true form of creativity.

So on with a delicious Bulgar salad.  If you haven't used Bulgar I strongly recommend it.  It is the one of the most versatile whole grains you can cook with.  The best part of it is you can just pour boiling water over it and cover it and in less that 10 minutes the steam and the boiling water work together beautifully to cook it perfectly.

This is such an easy salad to start with if you haven't used bulgar before. 

You will need the following items

• 2 chopped zuchini 
• 1 red onion chopped
• 1 package of reduced fat feta cheese crumbled up 
• 1 head of parseley chopped up 
• 1 handful of sundreid tomatoes chopped up
• 1 lemon zested 
• 1 lemon juiced
• 3 tbs of olive oil 
• salt and pepper 
• 1 can of rinsed chickpeas 
• 1 small handful of black olives

Add it all to a bowl and mix it together throughly.  Then add in 3 cups of cooked bulgar.

Continue mixing it up throughly until it's all combined.  It will begin to look utterly delicious like it does below.  Give it a try today !!!

Enjoy !!!